Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Recycling efforts receive millions in state funding
- Field trials
- Canadian ag plastics effort gets green light
Asia
- Scrap plastic exports moved up in April
- Articles highlight ‘crisis’ in US plastics recycling
- Beverage giant to open SE Asia recycling plant
Brand owners
- Major user of recycled film says it will be buying more
- Dell details its 2018 recycled plastic usage
- Brand advances recycling-friendly toothpaste tube
Canada
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
- Trudeau: Canada to push bans and plastic EPR
- Chemical recycling firm lands $35 million in backing
Challenging materials
- Q&A: Intersection of plastics and ‘zero waste’
- Brand advances recycling-friendly toothpaste tube
- Marine debris finds new home in bodysurfing product
Collection
- Q&A: Intersection of plastics and ‘zero waste’
- Marine debris finds new home in bodysurfing product
- Project provides deeper plastic sort of one city’s stream
Container deposits
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
- Bottle bill expansion draws municipal recycling concerns
- Dime deposit drives up Oregon return rate
Courts/lawsuits
- Lead contamination case involves plastics recycling firm
- Lawsuit alleges recycling equipment patent violation
- Auction scheduled for failed processor’s equipment
EPR/stewardship
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
- Trudeau: Canada to push bans and plastic EPR
- State takes step toward plastic stewardship
Europe
- Committee issues food-contact recycling decisions
- Unilever launches near-infrared sortable black pigment
- Researchers explore chemical foam recycling process
Exports
- US asks developed nations to omit Basel plastic rules
- Export hurdles create trouble for rigids and film recovery
- Scrap plastic exports moved up in April
Film
- Major user of recycled film says it will be buying more
- Export hurdles create trouble for rigids and film recovery
- Trex plans major capacity expansions
HDPE
- Brand advances recycling-friendly toothpaste tube
- Recycling biopharma plastics into lumber products
- How much Indorama paid for a U.S. PET processor
Industry groups
- US asks developed nations to omit Basel plastic rules
- Brand advances recycling-friendly toothpaste tube
- How recycling industry is boosting demand across sectors
LDPE
- Recycling biopharma plastics into lumber products
- Recycling efforts receive millions in state funding
- Scientists chart path from PE bags to battery anodes
Legislation
- Proposed plastics fee and other Calif. legislative news
- Lawmakers push to minimize packaging
- Stakeholders open up on push for PCR film
Marine debris
- Dell details its 2018 recycled plastic usage
- Marine debris finds new home in bodysurfing product
- Feds to put millions behind overseas recycling loans
Markets
- How one state could boost its recycling resilience
- Modest changes in scrap plastics pricing
- Q&A: Intersection of plastics and ‘zero waste’
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Let’s not miss potential of emerging models
- In My Opinion: Chemical recycling’s complementary role
- In My Opinion: Assessing the future of plastics circularity
PET
- APR: Plastics recycling infrastructure needs help
- Beverage giant to open SE Asia recycling plant
- Ohio PET reclaimer acquired by Asian plastics giant
PP
- Recycling biopharma plastics into lumber products
- Recycling efforts receive millions in state funding
- Virgin plastics producer acquires recycled compounder
Processing
- Pyrolysis produces ‘circular polymers’ for Tupperware
- CarbonLite develops ocean plastic product
- Recycling efforts receive millions in state funding
PS
- Statewide polystyrene ban passes in Maine
- Agilyx inks PS monomer and synthetic crude deals
- How one reclaimer is accessing new markets for PS
PVC
- Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
- Project recycles 10 tons of PVC gift cards
- Study digs into demand for recovered resin
Research
- Federally backed research efforts eye recycling
- Project provides deeper plastic sort of one city’s stream
- How the public views How2Recycle
Rigid plastics
- Export hurdles create trouble for rigids and film recovery
- APR: Plastics recycling infrastructure needs help
- Company expands wind turbine recycling operation